1 Woman Dead, Another Injured in Canton House Fire
A house fire Monday morning in Canton has claimed the life of one woman and seriously injured another, Fox 8 News reports.
Alleged Naked Landlord Arrested, Charged
A local landlord was arrested after one of his tenants told police that he had slept nude in her house, left behind condoms and possibly stole some of her property, Fox 8 News reports.
Massive Euclid Condo Fire Difficult to Fight
Several people have been left homeless Monday after a condominium complex fire the night before, Fox 8's Stacey Frey reports.
Studio Turns Out "Pants on the Ground"
It's the song that everyone one has been singing since American Idol returned three weeks ago, and now one studio is turning out a recorded version of 'Pants on the Ground'.
‘Transformers,’ ‘Land of the Lost’ Lead Razzie Nominees
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" made a fortune. "Land of the Lost" tanked.
Genetic Disease Makes Teen Look Like a Grandmother
She is just 13-year-old but has the wrinkled skin of a woman 50 to 60 years older.
Obama’s new budget for NASA kills moon-return program but may still … – Cleveland Plain Dealer
John Raoux, AP The launch of NASA's experimental Ares I-X rocket last October was the first and last flight of the now-cancelled Constellation Program. Ares I-X carried a simulated upper stage designed and built at Cleveland's NASA Glenn Research ...
Coast RTA put in precarious position – The Sun News
As yearly budget decision time approaches, Coast Regional Transportation Authority officials likely will worry which local governments will have the money to continue funding the transportation agency, which depends on grants and budget allocations ...
Burglaries up in Cleveland and eastern suburbs – Cleveland Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Home burglaries continue to rise in Cleveland, and two councilmen in hard-hit areas say police need to do more to curb the thefts. Burglaries of homes and apartments swelled more than 13 percent citywide last year compared to 2008 ...
Stereotaxis System Procedure Featured on NBC’s The TODAY Show – MSN Money
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stereotaxis STXS announced that NBC's The TODAY Show featured Dr. Mauricio Arruda, a leading electro-physiologist and Director of the University Hospitals Heart & Vascular Institute in Cleveland, Ohio ...
Lakefront development The Shores of Edgecliff not turning out the way … – Cleveland Plain Dealer
Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer The buyers of two lakefront homes in The Shores of Edgecliff development in Euclid have sued their developer, claiming that their expensive homes are not built to withstand the forces of Lake Erie. EUCLID, Ohio -- It has ...
Positive profit surprises led by Google, Ford may wane in 2010 – Daily Business Review
arnings at U.S. companies are topping analysts’ estimates at the second-highest rate in almost two decades, a pace that may falter this year without increased sales. Lockheed Martin Corp., the world’s biggest defense contractor, Google Inc. and ...
Cavaliers’ record-setting night; Andre Iguodala rumors; and one quarterback who’s not the answer – Cleveland Sports Blog Network
On a weekend when Andre Iguodala-to-the-Cavs rumors hit full stride, the team tied a record for points in a quarter. Cleveland bloggers talk about that and also say, "No, thank you," to the Browns taking a chance on Michael Vick.
View full sizeScott Shaw | The Plain DealerThe Cavaliers used the three-ball to run away and hide from the Clippers on Sunday night.Cavaliers
Cavs: The Blog: "LeBron's performance as the de facto point guard continues to amaze me. Of LeBron's 11 assists tonight, 6 led to layups or dunks, and 4 led to threes. Once again, he was making great passes from everywhere on the floor. I was particularly impressed by his ability to make passes from the mid-post area; sets that start with LeBron backing his man down are really tough to defend. Also, LeBron only turned the ball over once." » Read more
Curse of Cleveland: "It started innocently enough with Shaquille O'Neal creating open three point looks for Anthony Parker and Daniel Gibson, but it morphed into a dream-sequence first where the Cavaliers could do no wrong. Parker, Gibson, James, Gibson, James, James, James, Jawad, Moon, Moon, James: that's how the three point barrage of punches came at and knocked out the Clippers in that first twelve minutes." » Read more
WaitingForNextYear: "[A trade for Andre Iguodala] might actually make the most legitimate sense for the future of the Cavaliers franchise. Having Mo Williams, Andre Iguodala and LeBron James all under 27 years old would clearly make Cleveland the team to beat in the Eastern Conference for many years to come." » Read more
Stepien Rules catches up with Cavaliers shooting guard Anthony Parker.
Fear the Sword breaks down the Cavaliers remaining schedule prior to the All-Star break.
Browns
Cleveland Reboot: "I almost feel insulted as a fan whenever Michael Vick's name is put into places where it doesn't belong - such as the starting quarterback of any NFL team. In case [Michael] Lombardi - or any other league observer - hasn't been watching, Vick was never a good quarterback to begin with. He was simply an athlete playing quarterback in Atlanta. Now, he's simply an older athlete playing quarterback - and guess what? He's still not a good quarterback." » Read more
No Logo Needed: "I still don't know which side of the fence I am on [on the Browns' 2009 draft], but after one season I would have to give the draft a C-. The Browns did get four starters out of the draft, but the misses were huge. Hopefully, this year will be better with the Big Show in town and GM Tom Heckert having a solid draft record. ... As for 2010, I think most people are in agreement that the Browns need to shore up the defense." » Read more
Former Cleveland Indian Ryan Garko agrees to one-year deal with Seattle Mariners
Deal reportedly worth $550,000, although incentives could add to that total.
Associated PressRyan Garko with the San Francisco Giants in 2009.
SEATTLE — Former Indian Ryan Garko and the Mariners have agreed to a $550,000, one-year contract, as Seattle tries to address its need for a right-handed hitter.
Terms of the contract obtained Monday by The Associated Press show the 29-year-old first baseman and designated hitter could nearly double his salary, to $1,075,000, if he becomes a regular for Seattle with 600 plate appearances.
Garko would earn up to an additional $25,000 each for 325, 350 and 375 plate appearances this season. The former Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants player would get $50,000 apiece for 425, 450 and 475 plate appearances, and $100,000 each for 500, 550 and 600 plate appearances.
His career high in plate appearances is 563 with the Indians in 2008, when he hit .273 with 14 homers and a career-best 90 RBIs.
Cleveland traded him to the Giants last July. He had just 12 RBIs in 40 games with San Francisco.
